Nintendo hails US Wii U sales

Nintendo has hailed sales of the Wii U in the US as a success after generating 300 million dollars in just two months.

The company sold 460,000 units in December, making the overall total sales so far 890,000 units, in just two months.

More than 460,000 Wii U units were sold in December, according to the NPD Group, which means the Wii U has now sold nearly 890,000 units in the US after 41 days on the market.

"While the Wii launch established new benchmarks in the United States, Wii U has surpassed its predecessor in perhaps the most important category: revenue generation," said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing.

"The demand for the Deluxe SKU, which was essentially sold out at retail this holiday, and the strong attach rate of New Super Mario Bros. U, shows that we have the value and the games to drive momentum in 2013. We look forward to offering great new experiences and bringing smiles to millions of new faces throughout the year."

Overall Nintendo sold 2.65 million hardware units (Wii, Wii U, 3DS and DS sales combined) in the United States in the month of December, making it the most successful console manufacturer by far, even though it didn't have the best selling console for the year; that honour went to the Xbox 360, which sold 1.4 million units in December alone, making it the best selling US console for two years running.